Sessions at Microsoft BUILD 2011 about Printing and Metro Design Language with video

Thursday 15th September 2011

• Building Metro style apps that print

  by Darren Davis and Jon Kay

  Printing great looking content from your Metro style app is easy. Come to this session and learn how to format your content, customize the print experience, and add your own tailored settings to help users select what content to print. We will discuss how printing works with Metro style apps using HTML5, XAML and C++/DirectX, and show you how the Air Craft app prints great looking paper planes for kids and adults alike.

  • Metro Design Language
  • Printing

  At 1:00pm to 2:00pm, Thursday 15th September

  In Grand E, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video

Friday 16th September 2011

• Building a great Metro style device app for your printer

  by Marc Pottier

  Windows 8 introduces a new print experience for apps that implement the new print contract. This experience can be extended to your printer with a Metro style app that is automatically installed with the device. In this session, you will learn how to develop an app that can access printer status, customize the print experience with differentiated device capabilities and report printer status through notifications.

  • Metro Design Language
  • Printing
  • Windows 8

  At 10:30am to 11:30am, Friday 16th September

  In Platinum 7, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video